Week of 11/17/23
What's Happening at HPA This Week?
Message from the Head of School
Aloha HPA ʻohana,
As we head into this season of gratitude, I want to take this opportunity to share my appreciation for our entire HPA ʻohana. From the incredible faculty and staff on both of our campuses to the amazing students and families that we serve in all three divisions, and each and every one of our Ka Makani alumni around the world — we are blessed with a school community that shares a deep and lasting aloha for this place and one another.
This weekend, our outstanding Advancement Team will be hosting our annual Alu Mai Gala, in support of Financial Aid at HPA. Financial Aid at HPA is a proud tradition. We are humbled and grateful to continue to honor Anna Lindsey Perry-Fiske’s legacy by helping to make HPA accessible to keiki throughout our community. Your generous hearts make it possible every day.
The power of Financial Aid at HPA is present everywhere throughout our campuses and community. It touches everyone at HPA because it makes this vibrant, diverse, and dynamic community of learners possible, irrespective of their financial circumstances. It elevates our classrooms, art spaces, playgrounds, and playing fields; it shines in our student leaders, our musicians, dancers, dreamers, makers, and storytellers; and, it carries forward in the lives of our alumni over generations and across continents.
This year, HPA awarded approximately $3.5 million in financial aid and need-based scholarships to 38% of the student body. Of that, $2.4 million went to Hawaiʻi students, with U.S. mainland and international students receiving the rest.
In addition, I hope you have had the opportunity to review my letter regarding our HPA Fund. HPA is an uncommon, revolutionary experience, and its spirit lasts a lifetime.
Every year, I am tremendously grateful to our supporters of the HPA Fund. These parents, alumni, and friends enable us to offer classes, athletics, arts, extracurriculars, and a school community that goes far beyond the ordinary. They help us sustain an unforgettable campus. They strengthen HPA as a touchstone for us all—no matter our age, where we live, or how we are connected to this beautiful ‘ohana.
Please join me in making a gift this year of whatever size feels right to you and your family. Every gift has an immense impact because we contribute them together. I see the influence of our collective generosity on the new Village Campus playground, the Stanford W. Shutes Track (thanks to last year’s May Day Challenge!), and in the face of every student as they explore and grow on this campus.
We will celebrate HPA’s 75th anniversary next year, and I am keenly aware that gifts of all sizes helped bring HPA to this milestone—today and over generations. We are here because of your support. As we look to the next 75 years, the HPA Fund remains an expression of our gratitude, our Ka Makani bonds, and is absolutely vital to our future.
We give to uphold the school we love. We give so that every year more students can leave HPA ready to lead and serve the larger world. We give so that we can always come back—to the puʻu, the wind, and the rain, and to the lessons and values that HPA embodies, today and forever.
Have a wonder-filled time with your loved ones over the upcoming break. Looking forward to finishing off the final weeks of our first semester strong!
Gratefully,
Fred Wawner
Head of School
School Bulletins for the Week of 11/17/23
Lower School
Each week, Lower School Principal Dora Kwong writes a message to K-5 families highlighting joyful moments and meaningful lessons and offering a glimpse into what students and parents can plan for in the weeks ahead.
From the desk of your Division Principal, Dora Kwong
Aloha Lower School families,
This week’s Lower School Assembly featured amazing learning in various forms. Our 4th graders, India A. and Willa B. shared their Wonder and Pursuit of Excellence through their independent project, “Fun Facts About Caps,” a sharing about their journey to discover whether or not wearing a swim cap while running will reduce drag and improve their speed. What do you think their results were? Ask your child to find out!
In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, 5th graders also shared their unit study on Native American tribes and their culture. Gathering in small groups, 5th graders showed their digital projects on their iPads, teaching fellow students in grades K-4 all about tribes such as the Pueblo, Nez Perce, Iroquois, and more. Our learners made connections to the tribes’ canoe cultures, art-making, and food preparation styles. It was a wonderful pilina moment for all of us.
When you are on campus, please do have a look at the Lower School Lost and Found. The next donation drop-off for these items will be on Tuesday, November 21. This is also the same day our Thanksgiving Holiday Food Drive comes to a close. Mahalo to all those who have already brought in non-perishable goods! The Annunciation Food Pantry is very grateful on behalf of the families they serve. Their representative, and fellow HPA parent, Mrs. Emily Hoover, P ’27 & ‘30, also came to visit us at our Assembly this week to share about their wonderful work in the community and supporting those in need. Mahalo for your support and any donations you may be able to provide!
This is a reminder that the speed limit on our Village Campus grounds is 10 mph. Additionally, the drop-off/pick-up area is closed to traffic during our Lower School recess times, (9:45 to 10:00 am and 11:00 am to 12:00 pm). Please plan accordingly and we mahalo you for being mindful of all our keiki.
We will see all the children at school on Monday, November 20, in their HPA red for our Lower School Makahiki Games! The 8th graders have been preparing and look forward to hosting our K-5 students.
During this season of gratitude, I want to express my utmost thanks to you for choosing HPA as the school for your child. It is a privilege to partner with you and support our students to grow and thrive. There is much in the world that is happening that can weigh heavy on our hearts and minds and I am grateful for our wonderfully supportive HPA ʻohana. I am also grateful for the upcoming holiday break to connect with our families, and gain some rest and renewal. I hope you and yours will find it restorative and joyful.
Mālama pono,
Dora Kwong
Lower School Principal
Schedule
Our K-5 classes continue with in-person instruction on our Village Campus on Monday, November 20.
As a reminder, in observance of Thanksgiving, there are no classes for grades K-12 on Wednesday, November 22, through Friday, November 24. Classes will resume for all three divisions on Monday, November 27.
We encourage all families to check the School Calendar in myHPA for the most up-to-date information. In addition, a list of Key Dates (school opening and closures) can also be located on the Lower School Family Resources tile located in myHPA.
Coming Up
• Monday, November 20: LS Makahiki Games, normal school hours
• Wednesday, November 22 to Friday, November 24: Thanksgiving Break; no classes, school offices closed (11/23 and 11/24)
• Monday, November 27: Classes resume; all divisions, grades K-12
Dining Feedback Survey
Our dining service provider, FLIK, is excited to receive feedback as they continue to develop menus and improve their service at both campuses. Please use this link to share your thoughts, ideas, and areas for improvement with the FLIK team before it expires at the end of the day on Friday, November 17.
Helpful Lower School Contacts & Links
Student Support
- Ms. Rachel Baydo, K-8 School Counselor, rbaydo@hpa.edu
- Mr. Joe Ludes, K-8 Learning Specialist, jludes@hpa.edu
After School Program, K-5
Mrs. Mele DeMille, Director of After School Programs, mdemille@hpa.edu
Past Email Communications
All past email communications can be accessed by visiting the Lower School Family Resources tile on myHPA and scrolling down to Past Parent Email Communications, 2023-2024.
myHPA
In addition to Seesaw, many important resources can be located on our community portal, myHPA. Check the Lower School Family Resources tile for the most up-to-date information.
Middle School
Each week, Middle School Principal Glenn Chickering pens a note to 6-8 families reflecting on the activities and accomplishments of the week and previewing what students and parents can look forward to in the coming days.
From the desk of your Division Principal, Glenn Chickering
Aloha Middle School families,
At each Middle School Assembly, we finish with the sharing of gratitude. We have a basket just inside the office where students can write notes about people and things they are thankful for. These notes are added to the Assembly so that we wrap up our week remembering how much we have to be grateful for. This idea came to us from a student after we had a special gratitude assembly during the Thanksgiving season last year. The student came to me and suggested that it was important to be grateful year-round and that we should make gratitude part of each assembly. This made perfect sense to me and it has proved a wonderful way for us all to take a moment to pause and remember how much we have to be grateful for.
Lately, I have been extremely thankful for all of the support and partnership we have received from parents. Raising adolescents can be tricky, but when teachers and parents are working together to best support our students it makes all the difference in their successful navigation of the Middle School years. It’s not always easy, but it’s worth it. Thank you!
We’ll continue to celebrate the Thanksgiving season with our Makahiki games on Tuesday, November 21. To kick off these games, we have been working with our friends at Kanu ʻO Ka ʻĀina School to provide bounty baskets for families in the community. Your child’s advisors will have shared sign-up sheets for these baskets. Many thanks for your support.
Around campus, students are getting excited for our Performing Arts Showcase on Friday, December 1, at Gates Performing Arts Center (GPAC) on the Upper Campus. Please mark your calendars for a 1:45 pm start time. Doors will open at 1:30 pm. The show will feature the work from our Musical Theater, Acting, Theater Design and Handbells courses.
Our Musical Theatre – Triple Threat class will be performing musical numbers: Revolting Children from Matilda, Dancing Queen by the band ABBA from Mamma Mia, and Singing in the Rain from the classical musical.
The Acting For Stage Class will be performing a 40-minute dramatic play entitled The Struggles, which centers around a girl dealing with ADD and dyslexia. All the negative and positive voices in her head are personified by the other actors who play both the “struggles” in her head to feel confident, as well as the real-life characters of her teachers, a friend, her mother, and a counselor who influence her and help her to grow. The play ends with a positive hopeful message for all those to realize their struggles are what make them grow and believe in their own gifts and talents.
The Theatre Production Design class will feature an exhibition of their own researched, designed, and crafted mini Set Boxes, a photo display of their stage, and SFX makeup designs. They are also working as the fabulous stage crew for the production — lights, sound, makeup, props, set changes, and stage management.
And our Handbells Ensemble will delight with their beautiful melodies on a number of pieces.
Auditions for the Middle School musical, Seussical Jr., are on Wednesday, December 6, and Thursday, December 7, from 3:15 to 4:30 pm in the Drama Hall. All levels of experience are welcome to join! The first all-cast and crew reading of the script for Seussical Jr. will be on Monday, December 11, from 3:15 to 4:30 pm in the Drama Hall.
This week’s Fly on the Wall is actually a note from last week when Ms. M’s 2D Art class took a trip to Hilo this week to see the Hawaiʻi Nei Art Competition Exhibit at the Wailoa Art Center. Entries into this island-wide juried art competition must feature a species endemic or native to Hawaiʻi Island. Four of Ms. M’s student pieces were selected for the show and they swept the Middle School category, with Kili C. ʻ29, “Native Happy Faced Spider” painting receiving the first place award, and Umi R. S. ʻ28, “Ka Pulelehua” watercolor pencil painting coming in second. The Hawaiʻi Nei Art Exhibit is open for viewing now through Sunday, December 3, at the Wailoa Gallery, Hawaiʻi Island’s largest venue for showcasing the work of local and international artists. The students talked story with a gallery volunteer and the Hawaiʻi Nei Competition organizer before touring the full show. They each selected and discussed their favorite piece for entry into the People’s Choice Award contest — not an easy choice with spectacular work in a wide array of media on display. Both Ms. M and her students were inspired by the show and look forward to competing again next year. Congratulations to Kili and Umi, this year’s big winners!
And finally, please ask your children to take a good look at the Lost and Found these last few days of school before the Thanksgiving break. Anything left after Wednesday, November 22 will join the spirit of giving, as we donate it to local charities.
I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving Break!
Mahalo,
Glenn Chickering
Middle School Principal
Schedule
Our Middle School 2023-2024 Daily Schedule continues with in-person instruction on our Village Campus on Monday, November 20.
As a reminder, in observance of Thanksgiving, there are no classes for grades K-12 on Wednesday, November 22, through Friday, November 24. Classes will resume for all three divisions on Monday, November 27.
We encourage all families to check the School Calendar in myHPA for the most up-to-date information. In addition, a list of Key Dates (school opening and closures) can also be located on the Middle School Family Resources tile located in myHPA.
Coming Up
• Tuesday, November 21: Middle School Makahiki Games
• Wednesday, November 22 to Friday, November 24: Thanksgiving Break; no classes, school offices closed (11/23 and 11/24)
• Monday, November 27: Classes resume; all divisions, grades K-12
• Friday, December 1, at 1:30 pm: Middle School Performing Arts Showcase; Gates Performing Arts Center (GPAC) on the Upper Campus; all parents invited
Dining Feedback Survey
Our dining service provider, FLIK, is excited to receive feedback as they continue to develop menus and improve their service at both campuses. Please use this link to share your thoughts, ideas, and areas for improvement with the FLIK team before it expires at the end of the day on Friday, November 17.
Helpful Middle School Contacts & Links
Student Support
- Ms. Rachel Baydo, K-8 School Counselor, rbaydo@hpa.edu
- Mr. Joe Ludes, K-8 Learning Specialist, jludes@hpa.edu
After School Program, Grades 6-8
Mrs. Mele DeMille, Director of After School Programs, mdemille@hpa.edu
Past Email Communications
All past email communications can be accessed by visiting the Middle School Family Resource tile on myHPA and scrolling down to ‘Past Email Communications, 2022-2023’.
myHPA
myHPA is where you can find all the resources related to your child’s learning. Two key resource boards that we would like to draw your attention to are the ‘Middle School Family Resources’, and the ‘Middle School Student Resources’.
myHPA Tutorials
myHPA is your window to your child’s progress in school. Here you will find their schedules, their assignments, their grade books and so much more. Ms. Monello and our IT team have put together a number of tutorials to help you navigate the myHPA parent portal.
Please note this myHPA Middle School Parent Tutorial, which gives you an overview of using myHPA as a window to your child’s learning in real time.
Upper School
From the desk of your Poʻo Kumu (Division Principal), Kaʻai Spencer
Aloha e nā maka o ka ʻupena a ka makani!
While knowledge may surely be power, I believe the real power lies in the ability to determine the knowledge that is shared, the knowledge that is not shared, how it is shared, the lens that it is shared from, and the ability to omit key elements that alter the impact that specific knowledge points have on a people, a language, a society, and beyond. Let’s examine this for a moment.
One of HPA’s Core Values is Wonder. Join me in exploring some thought stems that may elicit the question, “I wonder if…”
For those of you who may not be aware, there was a time — in far too recent of Hawaiʻiʻs history — when speaking the Hawaiian language and practicing Hawaiian culture or belief systems were forbidden. When I was growing up, I would hear my grandpa talk about his mom, my great-grandmother, being struck on the hand with a ruler or stick for speaking Hawaiian. In addition to the physical punishment — which was being experienced by anyone who spoke any language other than English (Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Chinese, Portuguese) in schools across Hawaiʻi — there was also intense social-emotional ridicule and shame.
The ripple effect of this systemic erasure of culture and language resulted in generations that were so stripped of their Hawaiian identity, that families were forced to abandon generational knowledge and practices in an effort to assimilate. The physical and emotional pain they experienced was so oppressive, many chose to encourage their own children to learn English so that they could avoid the deeply-seeded pain they lived with.
My grandpa was unable to speak the native language of his own parents, my great-grandparents. Furthermore, my Aunty K, my grand-aunt, chose to avoid the sun and used skin products that would help her to appear more fair-skinned out of shame for who she was.
By the time my dad’s generation was growing up, the damage was so deeply rooted that they barely knew enough about their own heritage to ask difficult questions. This story is unfortunately true for many across Hawaiʻi, and anyone of my generation who had ancestors in Hawaiʻi at that time will likely be able to share a similar story. Information was hidden, the language nearly lost, holidays forgotten, and culture clung to by those who were fortunate enough to have avoided the revisionist, colonialist education that would have steered them away from any cultural knowledge they had.
Let’s fast forward to today. The students at HPA engage in the study of Hawaiian history, culture, and language. Place-based education is a pillar of our pedagogy across all three divisions. As a proud Hawaiian of mixed ethnicity, I vow to utilize my time as Poʻo Kumu to re-educate with the truth. One way to do this is to celebrate major Hawaiian holidays like Lā Kūʻokoʻa on November 28. Lā Kūʻokoʻa is a celebration of Hawaiʻi’s independence, an independence that was recognized and signed by Great Britain, France, and the United States — the world’s main powers in 1844. For a second year now, our Upper School will be spending that day immersed in special programming designed to inform and inspire our students and faculty about this important day.
Knowledge is power, and true insight begins with wonder. I invite you to wonder about the things mentioned above. We should all engage in the habit of examining what we think we know and saying “I wonder if…” in pursuit of knowledge. HPA creates time and space to ask these tough questions and engage in candid discussion — all in recognition that facing uncomfortable histories paves the way for brighter futures. HPA is poised to be an ʻelele o ka Pākīpika, an ambassador (of aloha) of the Pacific. Our international relationships make our students uniquely qualified to lead the future with a global perspective from the lens of aloha. As leaders, we have to be aware of the knowledge we are imparting to the next generation — and be aware of the things we should allow ourselves to unlearn. Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono. ʻOnipaʻa mau.
Ke aloha nō,
Kaʻai Spencer
Upper School Poʻo Kumu
Schedule
Our Upper School 2023-2024 Daily Schedule will resume as a Mamo day with in-person instruction on our Upper Campus on Monday, November 20.
As a reminder, in observance of Thanksgiving, there are no classes for grades K-12 on Wednesday, November 22, through Friday, November 24. Classes will resume for all three divisions on Monday, November 27.
We encourage all students and families to access the School Calendar in myHPA for the most up-to-date information. In addition, a list of Key Dates (school opening and closures) can also be located on the Upper School Family Resources tile located in myHPA.
Coming Up
• Wednesday, November 22 to Friday, November 24: Thanksgiving Break; no classes, school offices closed (11/23 and 11/24)
• Monday, November 27: Classes resume; all divisions, grades K-12
• Tuesday, November 28: Lā Kūʻokoʻa, Hawaiian Independence Day
Student Support
Should your child need additional learning support, we encourage you to reach out to Amanda Aragon, our Upper School Learning Center Coordinator, by emailing aaragon@hpa.edu. In addition, our counselors are ready to assist any student who needs additional support to navigate these unusual and unprecedented times. Please feel free to reach out to the Upper Campus counseling team of Tiffany Freitas at 808-881-4038 or tfreitas@hpa.edu and Steve Furchner at 808-640-4441 or sfurchner@hpa.edu.
Class of 2024 – Seniors and Families
Save the Date for our upcoming Senior Family Information Zoom!
We are so excited to celebrate your child’s upcoming graduation from Hawaiʻi Preparatory Academy. The 73rd Annual Commencement Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, May 24, 2024, at 10:00 am in Castle Gymnasium, but there are many other end-of-year milestones to celebrate before then, as well.
Please mark your calendars to join us on Zoom, on Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm (HST), for an information session that will cover the important end-of-year events HPA has planned for the Class of 2024. We will share the link for the virtual meeting the week of.
We will also be recording this session and sharing it with all seniors and their families afterward, so if you are not able to attend, don’t worry — we will be sure everyone receives a copy of the presentation and an end-of-year event calendar.
We are thrilled to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2024. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at graduation@hpa.edu.
Student Life
Upcoming Student Life Events:
The Holiday Campus Gathering, sponsored by the ʻOhana Association, will be held at the Upper Campus on Friday, December 1, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at GPAC. This event kicks-off the holiday season and is a way for students to enjoy some fun before exams begin. Upper School students can join in the holiday treats, decorate the HPA float for the Waimea Christmas parade, and stay cozy and warm with hot chocolate!
The very next day, Saturday, December 2, is the 63rd Waimea Annual Christmas Twilight Parade. Student Council will be walking in this event, and we encourage other HPA students who wish to join in to tag along. Parents, please note that portions of Kawaihae Road, Lindsey Road, Mamalahoa Highway, and Ala ʻŌhiaʻ will be completely closed due to the parade. To learn more, please visit the 63rd Waimea Annual Christmas Twilight Parade website.
Ka Makani Travel
Thanksgiving Break is almost here and our first two Ka Makani Travel groups of the 2023-2024 school year are departing for New York City and Kauaʻi. Look for updates on HPA’s social media.
- Summer – Splendors of the Mediterranean: Italy & Greece with EF Tours: Enrollment deadline is Monday, February 5, 2024
- Spring Break 2025 Japan: Land of the Rising Sun with EF Tours: Open for enrollment
EF’s Global Citizen Scholarship Fund offers $1000 scholarships.
Please contact Ka Makani Travel Coordinator Adrienne White (awhite@hpa.edu) for information on registration and eligibility.
Dining Feedback Survey
Our dining service provider, FLIK, is excited to receive feedback as they continue to develop menus and improve their service at both campuses. Please use this link to share your thoughts, ideas, and areas for improvement with the FLIK team before it expires at the end of the day on Friday, November 17.
Residential Life
Thanksgiving Break is right around the corner! We wish farewell and safe travels to our New York City Explorations trip that departs today and are preparing to send many of our boarding students either back to their homes or to the home of a friend or family member for the holiday weekend. For those students who elect to remain on campus, we will have a full schedule of unique activities, and full supervision and care during this time.
As a reminder, shortly after Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break travels are due to travel@hpa.edu, so please send those as soon as they are available! Final exams end at 3:00 pm on Thursday, December 14, which is the start of our Travel Dates. The dormitories will close at noon on Saturday, December 16. HPA provides free transportation if the student travels on our travel dates. If they do not we will assist in booking a taxi at the family’s expense.
Ka Makani Athletics
Here’s the updated winter athletics schedule and weekly schedule for the last week of our fall sports season and the start of our winter season. GO KA MAKANI! You can also access the athletics schedule on the myHPA calendar.
College Counseling
Upcoming College Visits
Tuesday, November 21: Washington State University (Pullman, WA) 11:45 – 12:15 pm
Important Reminders for Seniors Who Have Submitted College Applications
Congratulations to the many seniors who have submitted their first college applications! It has been a pleasure working with you and seeing your high-quality applications and the thoughtful essays you have created. Moving forward, here are a few important reminders:
- Check your email regularly. Applicants usually receive an email from each college to which they have applied with the status of their application or instructions for setting up an online application portal. If you have not received an email from a college within two weeks of applying, please follow up with the college or reach out to us for assistance.
- If applicable, send your official test scores (ACT, SAT, TOEFL, and/or DuoLingo) to all of the colleges for which you’d like test scores to be part of your application.
- If you would like to be considered for need-based financial aid, please make sure your family has submitted the CSS Profile if it is required by any of the colleges to which you have applied. The FAFSA, which is required for all U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens applying for need-based financial aid, will be available in early December.
Keep up the great work! Stop by anytime or contact us at college@hpa.edu with questions.
Past Email Communications
All past email communications can be accessed by visiting the Upper School Family Resources tile on myHPA and scrolling down to ‘Past Email Communications, 2022-2023’.
myHPA
myHPA is where you can find all the resources related to your child’s learning. Two key resource boards that we would like to draw your attention to are the ‘Upper School Family Resources and the ‘Upper School Student Resources.
All-School
Need to know information for our entire Ka Makani ʻohana.
Admissions
Mahalo to those of you who promoted and attended our recent Open Houses! They were a complete success with several new families having a great time and engaging with our school. We are still offering ongoing virtual information sessions and in-person campus tours for the general public as well, so please let your friends know.
As a reminder, the 2024-2025 application is now available online to apply any HPA siblings and share with your friends and family. The admissions team will also be out “on the road” in a variety of locations locally and around the world to meet up with prospective students, parents, alumni, and more! We look forward to many good times together as we dive into the new school year. Mahalo for your partnership and enthusiasm for HPA!
Advancement & Alumni
Alu Mai 2023
Thanks to your outstanding generosity in support of Financial Aid and your aloha for HPA, Alu Mai 2023 is SOLD OUT! We are over the rainbow!
Financial Aid at HPA is a proud tradition. We are humbled and grateful to continue to honor Anna Lindsey Perry-Fiske’s legacy by helping to make HPA accessible to keiki throughout our community. Your generous hearts make it possible every day.
We look forward to seeing many of you on Saturday, November 18, for this festive evening for Financial Aid!
Me ke aloha,
The HPA Advancement Office
P.S. For those of you who won’t make it this year, you will be missed! We hope to see you next year, and in the meantime — you can join in by making a gift in support of Financial Aid during this season of giving and gratitude. E Alu Mai!
Health & Wellness
After any illness, students must be fever-free, without the use of fever-reducing medications, for at least 24 hours before they can return to school. Their symptoms also must be resolved before returning to school. Students who are absent for more than five days are required to bring a note from their health care provider clearing them for return. Please refer to your respective division’s handbook for more information on our illness policy.
Lower School Handbook
Upper School Handbook
*Please reach out for specific return instructions if you’re positive for COVID-19.
COVID-19 Policies & Information
HPA COVID-19 Policy, 2023-2024
COVID-19 Decision Tree.
Ulumau & Ulu Mālama Gardens of HPA
Join us in the garden! We have planned several upcoming community workdays to learn and grow together. All are welcome, please use this link to sign up or email wquayle@hpa.edu or lprutrow@hpa.edu with any questions.
ʻOhana Association
Wā Pilina ʻOhana Series
What is Wā Pilina and why is that the name of this series?
The word pilina means association, relationship, and connection. Wā refers to a period of time. HPA started the Lower School Wā Pilina program two years ago in order to have intentional time and space for Lower Schoolers to connect with others under the umbrella of, and in connection to, Mālama Kaiāulu. Lower School students meet across grade levels to connect with and learn from one another. From Enrichment Day to art shows and Makahiki games to reading times — Wā Pilina opportunities have expanded through the three divisions, as well as across specialty areas.
Our new Wā Pilina ʻOhana Series aligns school and ʻOhana Association practices with intentionality. We hope you will join us!
Isaacs Art Center
Isaacs Art Center is free and open to the public, Monday through Friday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and on Saturdays by appointment. Gallery works for sale may also be viewed on our website. Be sure to also visit our Instagram and Facebook pages for highlights from ongoing exhibitions. Sales from gallery artwork have supported the HPA Financial Aid program since its opening in 2004.
Safety Protocols
Campus Access
During this time, campus access is limited to current students, employees, essential contractors, and approved guests — all of whom have completed a daily thermal/symptom check and a screening questionnaire. Guests to campus will have had their hosting faculty or staff member fill out the appropriate form and will have received permission from their supervisor.
Should a student’s family member need a meeting with a faculty, staff, or administrative team member, kindly contact them so that they can apply to have you come to campus. From that point, security team members will be alerted to your appointment date and time and let you onto campus.
At the Upper School, please do not park and walk onto campus without an appointment. Similarly, at the Village Campus, kindly call or email for an appointment so that arrangements can be made. Mahalo for your understanding and respect for this process.
If you See Something, Say Something
We ask all families to join HPA in keeping our campus safe. While on the HPA campus, if you see anything out of the ordinary, we ask that you please report it to the school or local authorities immediately. This will help us maintain the safest campus for our students.
• Imminent threat to life or property: call 911 immediately and email Mark Noetzel at mnoetzel@hpa.edu
• Anything out of the ordinary: email Mark Noetzel at mnoetzel@hpa.edu
CrisisGo for Parents
It is important that all families are set up with CrisisGo, HPA’s school emergency communication tool. To set up a CrisisGo SMS/Email subscription, please click on this invitation link and complete the form by adding your name, email, and cell number (this is an important step if you would like to receive an SMS message) and click on the Subscribe button. Should an emergency occur, you will be alerted by email and SMS messaging. You can also locate these instructions by logging into myHPA, clicking on the resource tab, and selecting the CrisisGo Safe2SpeakUp tile.
Safe2SPeakUp for Middle and Upper Students
Similarly, Middle and Upper School students received instructions during orientation on how to upload the Safe2SpeakUp app. This is a companion app to CrisisGo. It will allow the school to alert students of emergencies that happen on or off campus and enable students to communicate with us about their safety status. They can also use the app to alert the school about any behaviors they are concerned about. Students can also locate instructions on setting up Safe2SpeakUp in myHPA, and they were also emailed the video shown at orientation which walks them through the process of uploading the app and registering, step-by-step.
All students can also submit an Online Bully/Harassment report by clicking on this link, which can also be located on the CrisisGo Safe2SpeakUp tile on myHPA.
myHPA Resource Boards
Past HPA communications and other important information can be found on myHPA. We are continuing to make updates to our student and parent resource boards, so please be sure to visit them regularly.